Advice provided by the Hawke's Bay RSLG to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in April 2023 to inform supplementary guidance and investment for 2024.
Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs) are part of a joined-up approach to labour market planning that will see our workforce, education and immigration systems working together to better meet the differing skills needs across the motu. They are a fundamental part of the drive to build productive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient regions.
RSLGs have the ability to inform the TEC investment of tertiary education organisations in 2024 through the provision of specific regional advice. This document is the vehicle for this advice.
Broadly, the advice in this document will include:
This document is in support of the Regional Workforce Plan which includes a wealth of qualitative data as it relates to the first areas of focus for the Hawke’s Bay RSLG:
Hawkes Bay Regional Workforce Plan
All of our mahi is founded on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi):
In addition to the workforce challenges previously identified by the Hawke’s Bay RSLG in the Regional Workforce Plan, the region is now facing additional widespread challenges due to Cyclone Gabrielle.
The cyclone has impacted:
The region is focused on a recovery and rebuild that will provide future generations with resilient infrastructure, environmental and personal resilience. Through the rebuild, consideration will be given to increasing positive employment outcomes for our people, particularly for rangatahi and Māori, and how the economy can rebuild in such a way that is underpinned by technological advances, higher skills, and increased productivity. The voice and needs of mana whenua and the community must remain at the centre of all recovery activities and strategic workforce planning.
This document will draw on relevant labour market statistics and projections, paired with knowledge and advice from employers, iwi, unions, local and central government, Workforce Development Councils and other labour market actors.
While the primary purpose is to inform the TEC on the Hawke’s Bay RSLG’s recommended investment in the region, the RSLG welcomes training providers, industry and kaimahi (employees) to use this information to make informed decisions around training pathways and skills attainment.
Advice provided by the Hawke’s Bay RSLG to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in April 2023 to inform supplementary guidance and investment for 2024.
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Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs) are part of a joined-up approach to labour market planning that will see our workforce, education and immigration systems working together to better meet the differing skills needs across the motu. They are a fundamental part of the drive to build a productive, inclusive, sustainable and resilient regions.
Tertiary education is a longer-term solution to skill needs, however there are opportunities for kaimahi and ākonga to have access to suitable training in the Hawke’s Bay that will aid in the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle right now. There are resulting significant short-term impacts on the regional workforce, including displaced horticulture and viticulture kaimahi, and a shortage of skilled kaimahi, particularly within construction and infrastructure industries.
The skill shortages set out below highlight the industries and occupations where there are projected skill shortages looking out to 2028.
On 14 February 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle hit Aotearoa New Zealand with record rainfall and flooding. Hawke’s Bay was one of the hardest hit regions leaving many communities and businesses damaged or destroyed.
Hawke’s Bay currently has 12.5% of the regional workforce employed in the manufacturing sector, the largest employing sector, which is projected to be overtaken by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing by 2028. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing is currently the second largest workforce in the region. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing job openings will have the highest job openings in the next 5 years.
This section has a predominant focus on forecasts that provide an indication of the skills required to fill the future workforce needs for the previous and current focus areas of the Hawke’s Bay RSLG – the Primary (Horticulture and Meat Processing), Construction & Infrastructure, and Health sectors.
This section looks at population trends, employment indicators, trends for rangatahi and youth not in education as well as employment and training trends.
What we’ve heard from tertiary education organisations, industry and kaimahi in Hawke’s Bay.
This advice alignment has been presented with a distinct focus on the Hawke’s Bay RSLG’s priority workforce sectors of Primary, Construction and Health.
Hawke’s Bay is a resilient region and will build back ‘better, safer and smarter’. The region is committed to a rebuild that is underpinned by the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ensures due respect is given to the voice and needs of mana whenua and community.
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